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quick quiz

Quick Quiz gives readers a chance to test their knowledge of pop culture, current events and other fun trivia

tidbits. Every correct entry is eligible for the drawing conducted on

the quiz deadline.

That’s random. Totally random.Any truly loyal reader of this newsletter knows its tradition of randomness when it comes to the trivia presented here. That tradition started nearly eight years ago with a question about Monopoly playing pieces. Some classic questions have appeared in this spot, having been culled either from spinning the “Google Roulette” or playing “Flip & Pick” with our trusty trivia tome. This question will join the ranks of those before them. Here goes. Which two actors made the catchphrases “Isn’t that special?” and “Is this the party to whom I am speaking?” famous? For extra credit, name the characters associated with the aforementioned catchphrases.

Last issue’s winner Nobody won. There were no entries for last issue’s “Coppola family Oscar nominations” quiz, which means nobody took home the prize offered courtesy of Dr. Carl S. Cleveland III. We were looking for the following six names: Roman Coppola, Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Talia Shire, Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola. The answer to the extra-credit portion of the quiz was Francis Ford. Tapping out a quick search on Google (or Bing if that’s your thing) would have gotten you the answer. C’mon, you have another chance right now! See the trivia tidbit above and enter to win.

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Cleveland was well represent-ed during the 2013 National

Chiropractic Legislative Conference (NCLC) held March 6-10 in Washington, D.C. Twenty-four stu-dents made the trip to the nation’s capital for the conference, joining more than 500 fellow chiropractic students, practitioners and chiroprac-tic assistants for an extended week-end of education and chiropractic legislative activities. The conference is the premier event of its kind for those associated with the profession.

While there, the Cleveland group had the opportunity to interact with their peers, as well as chiropractors and industry professionals, all while seeking to advance the profession. The keynote speaker was Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), who chairs the Senate Special Committee on Aging. He spoke about the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the role of chiropractors moving forward in the new health care landscape.

Brian Asbury is Cleveland’s Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) president. He said the Cleveland contingent spoke to 23 lawmak-ers about chiropractic legislation. The group represented a region from the Midwest that included students from Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebras-ka and Oklahoma. The political aspects of the trip, along with an excep-

tional group of speakers made NCLC a memorable event for Asbury.

“No other conference gives stu-dents the opportunity to work so closely alongside chiropractic’s lead-ers, representing not only their col-lege, but also the profession as a whole,” Asbury said. “These students did it well! On behalf of SACA, I want to thank StuCo, Dr. Cleveland and the alumni association for their continued support of our students.”

As the winner of the “SACA’s Got Talent” competition on campus, Danielle Hill was set for an encore performance at NCLC. She won the Cleveland competition with a saxo-

phone solo and offered a strong showing at NCLC. However, she was bat-tling against equally talented individuals from the other chiropractic insti-tutions and was unable to make the top three.

Attendees were Lyndsay Andrews, Brian Asbury, Michael Brucks, Angie Conway, Seth Cordell, Michelle Dick, Jason Fechter, Brandon Hill, Danielle Hill, Emily Hollingsworth, Britton Horton, Hollee Kirchner, Andrew Maloy, Chris Miller, Jannise Nathaniel, Thao Nguyen, Christin Phillips, Anthony Sala, Marci Schilling, Morgan Schoeling, Daniel Sounakhen, Caitlin Walter, Jessica Williams and Jacquelyn Zitterkopf. Visit cleveland.edu for an expanded NCLC story. it

Cleveland contingent attends NCLC

Pictured with Kansas lobbyists at NCLC are Cleveland students (l-r) Brian Asbury, Hollee Kirchner, Caitlin Walter, Thao Nguyen, Andrew Maloy and Danielle Hill.

In an effort to encourage good health through physical fitness, the Cleveland University-Kansas City (CU-KC) Wellness Team con-

ducted an activity during the spring trimester based on the book Fitness that Works. A program that utilized elements from the text was presented to Cleveland employees to increase physical activity. Twenty-four Clevelanders took part.

Some participants completed 16 or more days with 60 minutes of aerobic exercise and/or “five simple moves” from the book. That group was Dr. Paul Barlett, Dr. Julia Bartlett, Joni Benz, Jalonna Bowie, Valerie Carson, Dr. Jill Davis, David Foose, Benjamin Ford, Dr. Brittany Gorres-Martens, Dr. Tobi Jeurink, John McGlaughlin, Renee Ray and Toni Zaner.

Carson has been working out since she was in her 20s, and exercise continues to be a priority for her. She chose to participate in the dual track that consisted of both aerobic exercise and the five simple moves.

“The simple moves help to keep the circulation going after sitting for long periods,” Carson said. “Of course, from the 60-minute workouts, I felt much stronger and more energetic.”

Benz agreed with that assessment, and said she can al-ready feel a difference since taking part. She was focused on her own individual progress, but she also enjoyed the team atmosphere among the participants.

“I wanted to be accountable to myself for a fitness rou-tine and also to have the support of others who shared similar goals,” Benz said. “One of the areas I needed to work on (per my intern) was core bracing. The ‘five simple

moves’ really helped me start working on my core. The moves were easy to do at my desk, or anywhere, so I will continue to do them daily.”

The Wellness Team strives to “empower individuals to achieve their personal best.” To this end, the group sponsors activities every trimester. it

Fitness challenge a success for Wellness Team

Question & Answer

Who’s your all-time favorite Bob?B.o.B

Aerosmith or Rolling Stones?Aerosmith

Absolute favorite song?“Beautiful Day” by U2

Favorite Holiday?Thanksgiving

Tom & Jerry or Ren & Stimpy?“Ren & Stimpy”

Favorite superhero?Superman

You find a sealed box. What’s inside?A check to pay off my student loans!Worst Movie You’ve Ever Seen?

“Dumb & Dumber”

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Jon Knoepfler D.C. Student

in the spotlight

Vital Stats

Trimester:VII of X

Hometown:West St. Paul, Minn.

H.S. Mascot:Warriors

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Talent show to be held May 17 Cleveland has been invited to send a student contestant to the “Chiropractic’s Got Talent” competition to be held on the campus of Life West in Hayward, Calif., on Aug. 3. A preliminary talent competi-tion will be held here at Cleveland on Friday, May 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., to determine which student will represent the College at the national competition. This is a musically-based competition (no magi-cians, comedians, etc.) with between one and four people per act. Each act will provide their own backup music, as well as any musical instru-ments. However, a piano will be available. To compete in “Cleveland’s Got Talent” for a chance to advance to nationals, contact Jalonna at jalonna.bowie@cleveland.edu or at extension. 1681 by April 26.

Campus Happenings What’s News?

(Clockwise, from top):New Student Council executive

officers (l-r) Hollee Kirchner (V), president; Angie Conway

(IV), social chair; Christin Phillips (III), sergeant at arms;

Danielle Hill (V), secretary; Chris Miller (V), vice president; and Brian Asbury (VII), treasurer.

Colleagues, friends and family gather in the Foundation conference

room with Elizabeth Cleveland for her retirement party March

7. Dr. Katherine Smith conducts an adjusting workshop during the

“Discovery Day” open house March 29. Cleveland students (l-r) Brock

Wells (VI), Britton Horton (VI) and Jordan Aggson (VII) load up

their burgers with all the fixings at the “Guys Night” event March 28. Dr. Calee McClure demonstrates a

balance exercise for students visiting April 8 from the Blue Valley School

District’s CAPS program.

New recycling program startedIn a continuing effort to address environmental concerns, Cleveland University-Kansas City (CU-KC) has expanded its campus recycling program. The enhanced system now accommodates a broad range of items never before collected on campus. Dr. Brittany Gorres-Martens, assistant professor, coordinated the enhanced program. Clevelanders can now recycle cheese packaging; plastic cereal bags and liners; plas-tic diaper and wipes packaging; cosmetic cases; oral care items; and electronic items (cell phones, cameras, computer keyboards, computer mice). The boxes to dispose of these items can be found in the Basic Sciences Offices on the 2nd floor. (Rooms 2116-2123). Visit terra-cycle.com to learn more, or contact Gorres-Martens at extension 1766.

news & notes

CCC research presentedSeveral Cleveland representatives joined

a large contingent of their peers in Washington, D.C., for the 20th Annual Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC)-Research Agenda Conference (RAC). Held March 14-16 at the Washington Hilton, the weekend event was a gather-ing of the brightest and most distin-guished members of the chiropractic research and aca-demic community. This year’s goal was to “examine, create and build the future of chiropractic.”

More than 100 speakers discussed topics rel-evant to research, education and clinical prac-tice. Questions addressed were: Is there a place for chiropractic within the emerging health care system? Should health promotion, disease prevention and wellness be incorporated into chiropractic programs? Can we improve spine care for older adults in the health care reform movement? Discussion of these issues was cou-pled with the presentation of current research.

Clevelanders attending ACC-RAC 2013 were Dr. Paul Barlett, Dr. Jason Bartlett, Dr. Julia Bartlett, Dr. Charles Blum, Dr. Ashley Cleveland, Dr. Carl S. Cleveland III, Dr. Jill Davis, Dr. Robert Moore, Dr. Mark Pfefer, Dr. Dan Redwood, Dr. Erin Stubblefield, Dr. Richard Strunk and Dr. Jon Wilson.

An abundance of productive information was shared to advance the profession. This included research by Clevelanders, who made multiple presentations during the conference.

“It was very ex-citing to see our pre-senters from Cleve-land, and to present our poster presen-tations during the conference,” Strunk said. He went on to say that he is looking forward to utilizing what he learned, saying he wants to apply the new infor-mation in his classes and future research.

Dr. Erin Stubble-field, a Cleveland clinician who attended ACC-RAC for the first time, said she found her time at the conference to be a valuable experience.

“I enjoyed watching the presentation by Dr. Pfefer; he discussed the D-64 study that we’ve been conducting in our outpatient clin-ic,” Stubblefield said. “It was nice to see all of the hard work the students and clinicians have done be presented to other colleges and to oth-er members of the profession.”

Those Clevelanders who presented research findings at ACC-RAC were Blum, Pfefer, Strunk and Wilson. Alum Dr. Stephan Cooper, and students Derrick Dube and Curtis Fletcher also made contributions but were unable to attend. Visit cleveland.edu for an expanded story. it

Thirteen Clevelanders attended ACC-RAC in Washington, D.C. March 14-16. Many presented research at the event.